Louisville Lady Sluggers 18U: Sluggers News
Former Sluggers Reach New Heights2003 Lady Slugger, Krystal Llewallem (sophomore at Northern Kentucky) was selected as first team All-American for the Division II school. Krystal is a five-year veteran of the SLugger program under Coach Don Dobina and will be traveling to Europe this summer on the pre-Olympic team.
2003 Lady Slugger, Erica Rotherbauer (Northern Kentucky University) was selected second team All-American for the conference champs. The Norse placed 8th in the country. Ricki, older sister Jessi, and 12-yr.old sister Samantha are all products of the Lady Sluggers.
Amber Janneck led the SEC in home runs during her first season at the University of Kentucky and was nominated for SEC player of the year. Amber hails from Boone County.
2004 Slugger Seniors Sign:
Congratulations to Laura Rather, catcher from Mercy Academy, who has signed with the University of Evansville.
Anna Mehr ( Mercy) has signed with Bellaemine University
Becky Bishop (Boone County) will lend her bat and outfield experience to Western Kentucky's lineup this fall.
Sarah Totten from Eastern High School will be playing at the University of Louisville.
Allie Miles from Mercy Academy will continue her softball career at Western Kentucky University.
2005 Senior Sluggers Sign:
Kristina Hortert of Ballard High School will play at Tennessee Tech University.
Krista Henke of Eastern High School will paly at Austin Peay University
Jodie Pence will play at Eastern Kentucky University
Katie Wolseifer will play at Bellarmine University
Krystal Lewallen Signs to play her senior year @ University of Louisiana-Lafayette
Ali Ray to play her college ball @ University of Kentucky
Terri Ellingsworh will paly her college softball @ Western Kentucky
Brittay York has signed with The University of Louisville
Riane Hoffman will play college softball at The University of Delaware
Lindsey Harris will play at Western Michigan
Caroline McCauley goes to Ball State
April Ehlers will pitch at Northern Kentucky University
Kirsten Allen has committed to University of Oklahoma
Elena Lampman will continue her softball career at Liberty University
Stephanie West plays for Eastern Kentucky University
Sluggers Through the Years
Former Slugger players have contributed to these fine College programs:
University of Louisville Centre College
University of Kentucky Georgetown College
Eastern Kentucky University Lindsey Wilson College
Northern Kentucky University Bellarmine University
Western Kentucky University Morehead State University
Union University Samford University
University of Evansville Emory University
Indiana University University of Missouri
Cumberland College Glenville State College
Jacksonville University Brevard College
Austin Peay University Tennessee Tech University
University of Louisiana-Lafayette
2004 Accomplishments
June 20, 2004 1st place finish in the Moonlight Classic ASA National Qualifier.
June 26, 2004 1st place finish in the Plant City College Exposure Tournament.
July 4, 2004 1st place finish in the Easton Classic Tournament.
July 25, 2004 1st place finish in our Pool at The Rising Stars Showcase
August 4, 2004 Pool Champions ASA Nationals Clovis, CA.
August 8, 2004 ASA National Runners up. Winners bracket Champions.
2003 Accomplishments
5th ASA National Championships
1st Crieve Hall Classic ( Nashville, TN)
1st All-American Girls (Hilliard, OH)
1st California Southern Slam (Artesia, CA)
1st Sluggerfest (Cincinnati, OH)
1st ASA Kentucky State Champions
2005 Accomplishments
6/19/2005 ASA 18U Midwest Region Champions
8/7/2005 ASA 18U National Champions!!!
7/8/2005 USA/ASA National Champions!!! 10-1 Record in the Tournament
Krystal Lewallen Named 2005 Div II Athlete of the Year
Lewallen is Athlete of Year in Division II
http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050616/SPORTS/506160436/1002/SPORTS
By C. Ray Hall
chall@courier-journal.com
The Courier-Journal
Krystal Lewallen's Northern Kentucky University softball team flirted with perfection this season, winning a record 55 games in a row.
NKU eventually lost twice in the NCAA Division II World Series, but Lewallen's junior year ended on a practically perfect note yesterday when she was named NCAA Division II Athlete of the Year by Collegiate Women Sports Awards.
"I was really excited and surprised to get it because there are so many good athletes out there, and it's hard to compare a sport to a sport," said Lewallen, a South Oldham High School graduate.
"She's certainly very deserving," said NKU coach Kathy Stewart.
The right-hander from Crestwood was 32-1 this season with 20 shutouts. She struck out 335 and posted an ERA of 0.36 as her team finished 55-2.
Lewallen was one of 12 nominees for Athlete of the Year, which involved voting by women's sports administrators throughout the country. She will be honored at a press conference and luncheon in New York on June 29. The award also means $5,000 for her school from American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
Despite winning the top honor for an individual athlete, she still aches over losing the team prize.
"I'm still not over our two losses at the end of the season," she said. "That was a real hard thing, because we'd been No. 1 almost the whole year. It was real hard to lose the two games that mattered most. It still hurts to think about it."
Loudonville Tournament Press Release
LOUDONVILLE YOUTH ASSOCIATION, INC
GIRL'S SOFTBALL TOURNAMENTS
RIVERSIDE PARK LOUDONVILLE, OHIO
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Prepared by Gail Mowry for the Loudonville Youth Association.
The village of Loudonville is bracing for a major softball invasion. July 15-17 marks the 28th renewal
of one of Ohio's most popular, and most competitive, summer events, the Loudonville Youth Association,
Inc. 18-U Girl's Softball Tournament. The event is sanctioned by the Amateur Softball Association. Pro-
ceeds from the weekend souvenir sales and concessions will help finance the baseball and softball youth
programs in the village.
An impressive list of twenty-four traveling squads will converge on Mohican Country, with one team in
particular creating a pre-tourney buzz. Tournament Director, Bev Bilger, has landed the defending ASA
Class A 18-U national runners-up, the Louisville (KY) Lady Sluggers. The Lady Sluggers were 48-4 in 2004
with one loss being the national title game in Fresno, CA. When reached by phone at a tournament in
Binghamton, NY, Louisville head coach, Don Dobina, commented that he was looking forward to testing
the strength of Ohio softball and his players also wanted to try some "serious" canoeing.
Local interest is provided by the Millersburg Diablos, coached by former Hillsdale and Ohio State star,
Jaime Chenevey. The Diablos begin pool play on Friday, July 15 vs. Lady Lasers Black at 6:00 pm on
Riverside Park Field #2. The tournament will conclude with Sunday's single-elimination bracket play
beginning at 8:00 am. The Championship Game is tentatively scheduled for 6:30 pm.
Tournament title contenders from the remainder of the field would appear to be any of the four Lady
Laser entries, along with perennial powerhouses Alliance Maddogs Gold, Ohio Bandits, Ohio Ice, Akron
Tiger Lillies, Grand Slam, Road Runners Elite and the Central Ohio Stingrays.